Maharaj cracks high 10 of T20 rankings regardless of India sequence defeat

Keshav Maharaj (Gallo Photos)

• Proteas spinner Keshav Maharaj has damaged into the highest 10 of the ICC T20 bowler rankings following their sequence loss in opposition to India.
• South Africa bounced again on Tuesday with a 49-run win to lose the three-match T20 sequence 2-1.
• Proteas centurions David Miller and Rilee Rossouw additionally shot up the ICC T20 batting rankings.

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Proteas spinner Keshav Maharaj has cracked the highest 10 of the ICC T20 bowler rankings following South Africa’s T20 sequence loss in opposition to India.

The Proteas got here again with a 49-run victory within the closing dead-rubber, which noticed them lose the three-match T20 sequence 2-1.

Maharaj broke into the High 10 of the bowler rankings after he took 0/21, 2/23 and a couple of/34 within the T20 sequence.

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The 32-year-old jumped seven spots to tenth and completed because the second-highest wicket-taker of the sequence (behind Arshdeep Singh on 5).

The Proteas used Maharaj as their main spinner for the T20 sequence as Tabraiz Shamsi solely performed one T20, going wicketless within the course of.

Shamsi stays inside the highest 10, dropped two spots as he sits fifth within the ICC T20 bowling rankings.

In the meantime, within the batting rankings, Proteas trio Quinton de Kock, Rilee Rossouw and David Miller climbed up with beautiful performances in India.

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Proteas opener De Kock scored back-to-back half-centuries, notching an unbeaten 68 and 69 within the closing two T20s. De Kock moved up eight spots to sit down twelfth on the ICC T20 batting rankings.

Miller smashed an unbeaten 106 off 47 balls within the second T20I in Guwahati, however his efforts went in useless because the Proteas fell 16 runs quick. Miller’s record-breaking century noticed him transfer 10 spots to twenty ninth.

In the meantime, Rossouw introduced up his maiden T20 century, hitting 100 not out in 48 deliveries to steer the Proteas to victory on Tuesday. Rossouw moved up 23 locations to twentieth within the ICC T20 rankings.

The Proteas are at the moment partaking in a three-match ODI sequence earlier than heading Down Below for the T20 World Cup set from 16 October – 13 November.

ICC T20 Batting Rankings

1. Mohammad Rizwan (Pakistan) – 854

2. Suryakumar Yadav (India) – 838

3. Babar Azam (Pakistan) – 801

4. Aiden Markram (South Africa) – 777

5. Dawid Malan (England) – 841

6. Aaron Finch (Australia) – 707

7. Devon Conway (New Zealand) – 683 

8. Pathum Nissanka (Sri Lanka) – 677

9. Muhammad Waseem (United Arab Emirates) – 636 

10. Martin Guptill (New Zealand) – 628

ICC T20 Bowling Rankings

1. Josh Hazlewood (Australia) – 737

2. Rashid Khan (Afghanistan) – 696

3. Wanindu Da Silva (Sri Lanka) – 692

4. Adam Zampa (Australia) – 691

5. Tabraiz Shamsi (South Africa) – 688

6. Adil Rashid (England) – 685

7. Maheesh Theekshana (Sri Lanka) – 680

8. Mujeep Ur Rahman (Afghanistan) – 677

9. Akeal Hosein (West Indies) – 665

10. Keshav Maharaj (South Africa) – 662

Originally published at Irvine News HQ